Wurttemberg 1906-F 2 mark

from the Stack's Bowers September 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74295

This specimen was lot 74681 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Empire. 2 Mark, 1906-F. Stuttgart Mint. PCGS MS-65. Splashes of amber tone singe the outer margins of this glowing Gem." This type was struck for the king of Wurttemberg in 1892-93, 1896-1908 and 1912-14 along with silver three and five mark and gold ten and twenty mark pieces. The two mark is common. Proofs exist.

Recorded mintage: 1,504,620, the highest mintage date.

Specification: 11.11 g, .900 fine silver, reeded edge, 28 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-631; J-174.

Source:

• Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 1905 2 mark
• Baden 1906-G 2 mark
• Lippe-Detmold 1906-A 2 mark
• Lubeck 1906-A 2 mark
• Prussia 1906-A 2 mark
• Saxony 1906-E 2 mark
• 1906 10 mark
• 1908 2 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1906